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In the newser this week, we once again take a look back at the election that was, plus legislation, litigation and a whole lot more: https://t.co/Mbu9Xlmmho
Judge dismisses petition seeking names of rejected absentee voters in AK; L.A. County took action to speed up counting votes. Officials say it worked; Election denialism losing steam as president flip flops on accepting midterm results: https://t.co/s0YXoPIJOk
DE judge rejects DOJ attempt to obtain the state’s voting data; Mail voting in PA down in last week's election, as trust in USPS declines; UT’s top election official refused a nonprofit’s request to post voters’ names online. Now the group is suing: https://t.co/MX0x0vpA8D
Judge rules Shasta County voter ID measure violates state law; How to keep an election alive as floodwaters rise; President casts doubt on election results after saying he was ‘absolutely willing’ to accept them: https://t.co/qv4bq22wrl
DOJ drops bid to force CA to set aside disputed ballots; TX officials acknowledge problems with voter registration system, will work with locals on a fix; After long lines for early voting, IA secretary of state says officials reviewing options: https://t.co/hR15WA6gMe
Voting rights groups push for election changes as MS counties continue counting ballots; Harmeet Dhillon resigns as head of DOJ’s civil rights division; Federal judge orders Justice Department to stop threatening election officials in WA: https://t.co/EOCj6Fy41g
Fears of election day interference fizzle, but federal war on voter fraud could continue; Navajo voters hop tractors, make extraordinary efforts to vote after widespread flooding; Voters seek to renew challenge to GA’s voting system: https://t.co/uXuywfYJqS
Despite fears, voting ran smoothly across country; President says in interview he will accept election results; MN poll worker recruitment helped enable big state midterm turnout; AZ voters reject GOP bid to reshape elections and endanger voting by mail: https://t.co/GZ88phG6N6
This will be our last update of the night. While polls remain open throughout a lot of the country and ballots are being counted in the rest, we’re calling it a day The electionline Daily News will be live at 6am per usual: https://t.co/KM7mbQ8Lad
1:30pm Update: Problems persist countywide in one NY county & there are isolated incidents in other states. Federal officials announced the arrest of an OK man in connection with white powder mail threats: https://t.co/wVgNis6H1Q
12pm Update: Polls are now open nationwide (except in Guam obv). There continue to be scattered reports of equipment issues, there have been at least 2 reports of ballot shortages, and a bomb threat at a school in Toledo that is serving as a polling place: https://t.co/o2xanOqj9D
Earlier issues with polling place relocation in Florida and equipment malfunctions in New York persist. Other Election Day issues that seem to be cropping up–gas leaks, power outages, etc.--are fairly typical for longtime election observers: https://t.co/D2HZ5gqope
Our 9am Election Day Dispatches is live. Polls are opening nationwide (although now closed on Guam). Weather-related polling place issues are affecting some counties and there are equipment problems in one NY county: https://t.co/yYEh9WLLKA
Election Day arrives after a surge in early voting, w/ observers keeping close watch at polls; SCOTUS rejects Administration push to set aside thousands of CA ballots; Breakfast casserole and 12 alarms: Here's how MN election workers prep for the big day: https://t.co/yNNTKHEdO0
Administration retools its battle over elections to keep fights alive after Election Day; Over 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens are not on CA rolls, analysis finds; Political groups sue AK for failing to open rural voting sites: https://t.co/AioSPaFGIp
Administration loses appeals over CA ballots, DHS operations; State Supreme Court orders HI Elections Commission back to work; Judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening election officials with criminal charges: https://t.co/0dTk5EX5dU
Election officials brace for federal interference but expect to persevere; DOJ subpoenas CA election officials, despite judge’s order to stop threatening them; Last minute legal maneuvering creates new uncertainty around midterm election: https://t.co/202sQCxCso